Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-21
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d.
"Who is Miss Victoria, your pupil
She is not English, surely?"
"No; che is M. Alexiano's vile.
Victoria is her maiden name, and we
add to it the title OF "Sfiss, pour Ia
frin,c, by way of parade"
"Are You acquainted with any other
female tanner of account?"
"Perhaps Nine. Soulct, better
known by the name Of Nouma Hawa
l., who was so dreadfully lacerated at
Veryiersin November last and has now
completely recovered from her wounds.
| know Of no other worthy OF being
placed on a footing with Nine. Alex
iano."
land how did Nine. Soulet meet
with her accident?
at was q ter this wise A.: The regular
trainer Of Brutus, young lion two
years old 0he mother of which, by the
way. devoured her trainer at Rome IN
1889, being absent, Nine. Soulet de-
t,rmiDed 70 put the animal through a
rehearsal Of It's performance. NJ. Gre
nier. one of tie grooms, was III the
cage when the lion was admitted. On
the appearance Of Nine. Soulet with
her Whip, Brutus few at her throat,
tearing part OF her lower jaw away. and
otherwise maugling her. Shescreamed
for help, and Bonvillant, the principal
keeper, rushed into the cage and Orayely
flow 70 the rescue. SEEING the brute S
iovs he forced il to let 80 It's hold OF
Nine. Soulot. who found strength to
escape from the cage. ". Soulet HIM
self had entered tine cage IN the mean
time. and was attacked in his turn, re-
ceiying q severe clawing. A fearful
struggle ensued between Honvillant and
Che non, the man fighting FOR dear life
in the deadly qrappie. At length the
brute was driven Oh bypitchforks, and,
more dead than alive. the gallant keeper
got cut, only to swO0n away on the me-
nagerie door. Though shockingly
mangled, Bonyillant is now considered
out of danger. All the wounded per
sons. Of course, received immediate
surgical attendance, Brutus the while
looking on with Indifference, appa-
rently none the worse for his prod
ding"
and you, NJ. Bidol, how are you
getting on after your severe encounter
with Sultan -
"Oh, pretty well. / feel rather weak
still, but the partial paralysis OF the jaw,
which came on afterwdrd, prevented
my entering the cage. As 1t IS only
a local affection, the doctors say shall
entirely get over it ii | remain quiet
for few months"
Let me conclude this letter by re-
peating anecdote told by Delmonico,
the negro lion-tamer. several years ago.
| bad asked Delmonico:
What influence has the human eye
on Wild beasts
"'Well,' be replied, I should s.y
about the same influence the eye OF one
man has on another 4 story IS told OF
Van Amburqh, the great lion tamer,
now dead. On one occasion, while IN
"A bar-rcom, he was asked how he got
his wonderful power over uulmlls. lie
SAID: 1T il by my showing them that
I'm not the least afraid Of them, and by
keeping my eye steadily on theirs. I'll
give you IN example of the power of
my eye.
Pointing to q loutish fellow VINO
was sitting opposite, Van AmburSh
said
"'You see that fellow Hes regu-
lar clown. III make him come across
tie room to me, and won't sly Il word
to him.
"Sitting down, he aX,d his keen,
steady eye on the man. Presently the
fellow s,raighteued hims Ii gradually,
got up. and came across 10 Van Am
burgh. When he got close enough he
drew back lis ann and s:rCck the tanner
a tremendous blow under the chin,
knocking him clear over the chair, with
the remark
you'll stare at me Ike That again,
won't YOU"